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Don Drysdale was very nearly the pick for the best professional athlete to ever wear the uniform number 53, and he is certainly the best MLB athlete to ever wear number 53.

Drysdale broke into Major League Baseball at the tender age of 19, with the Bums of Brooklyn (otherwise known as the Brooklyn Dodgers), in 1956. He would play for Brooklyn for two seasons before that franchise packed up and moved west to L.A., where Drysdale would continue to play through the 1969 season (his 14th).

Don Drysdale racked up some impressive stats and accolades during his major league career.